THIRUMAYAM FORT | THIRUMAYAM ROCK CUT TEMPLES | Exploring Thanjavur EP # 01 скачать в хорошем качестве

THIRUMAYAM FORT | THIRUMAYAM ROCK CUT TEMPLES | Exploring Thanjavur EP # 01

Thirumayam is a place of historical importance in Pudukkottai district and contains three celebrated monuments. They are the Thirumayam Fort and the famous rock-cut shrines of Siva and Vishnu, hewn out of the same rock Thirumayam Fort is situated at a distance of 18 km from Pudukkotai. It was built by sethupathy Vijaya Ragunatha Thevar of Ramanathapuram in 1687 A.D. The actual fort is two times greater than the fort as we have seen today. The main entrance of the fort is situated one km away from the present structure. A rock cut siva temple and a vishu temple with different statues, Darbar Hall, some inscriptions and pillared corridor were situated at the foot of the hillock adjacent of the Fort. It is under the control of the Archaeological survey of India .Many Tourist visited this spot for its Historical importance . CONTACT PHONE 04322- 221084 Rock-cut Siva temple, (Satyagirisvara temple) The cave-temple dedicated to Siva seems to be a Pandyan excavation in the 7th-8th century AD. The cave-temple has a sanctum with a lingam cut out of the parent rock opening sideways into the ardha-mandapa. The ardha-mandapa has the pillar with square top and bottom portion with intervening octagonal shaft. There are bas-reliefs of Lingodhbhava opposite the sanctum and a Ganesha in the ardha-mandapa. A figure of nandi was also carved out of the parent rock in the ardha-mandapa. There is pair of dvarapalas guarding the entrance of the sanctum. Rock-cut Vishnu temple (Satyamurthi Perumal temple) This cave temple dedicated to Vishnu is a Muttaraiyar excavation as attested by an inscription recording the renovation of the temple and an endowment by Perumbidugu Perumdevi, mother of Sattan Maran also called Videlvidugu Viluperadiaraiyan, a contemporary and vassal of Pallava king Nandivarman II Pallavamalla (AD 731-796). Nevertheless, the temple is slightly older and dated to closing decades of seventh century. Visiting Hours: Temples. Morning 6.00 am to 12.00 pm Evening 4.00 pd to 6.00 pm Address: State Highway 210, Pudukkottai District, Tirumayam, Tamil Nadu 622507 #thirumayamfort #thirumayamrockcuttemples #satyamoorthiperumaltemple #satyagirisvaratemple